We Are Witnessing Nigeria of Our Dreams - Obasanjo Praises Buhari

Ex President OObasanjo has said in just two and a half months of the current administration of President Buhari, Nigerians were already witnessing the Nigeria of their dream.

 

Speaking at his Hilltop residence in Abeokuta when officials of the National Association of Nigerians Students (NANS) paid him a visit over the weekend, former President, Olusegun Obasanjo has said in just two and a half months of the current administration of President  Buhari, Nigerians were already witnessing the Nigeria of their dream.

He called for unalloyed support for the new government, adding that, "in the last two and a half months, Nigerians have started to witness a Nigeria of their dreams."

Obasanjo said, "We thank God for peace even after the election. No single individual is a paragon of perfection. There is no Messiah except Jesus Christ. But there are people who still stick out their neck for the good of Nigerians.

"Thank God we have such as a leader now. What we have witnessed in the last two and a half months is that our dreams are coming true. We must give unalloyed support to the government.

"Many had thought after the 2015 general elections, Nigeria would be no more. Some had sent their families abroad. Some know the NADECO route. I don't know the NADECO route.

"I don't have anywhere to go. But to the surprise of many of them, God did it in a miraculous way. The election took place, though some did not want it to take place. But let us thank God it took place. We must also thank those who conducted the elections."

The former President said no matter what the critics of President Buhari might be saying, he will work for the success of this current dispensation. He said criticisms that were objective and positive were welcome where necessary.

He also spoke on the current campaign against terror, noting that President  Buhari took the right decision by giving the military a November deadline to end the Boko Haram insurgency. He said setting a target was part of military war strategy to measure the success or failure of a particular operation.

"President Muhammadu Buhari took a right decision by telling the military to quash the Boko Haram insurgents by November. It is not good to just leave everything open-ended. It is a strategy in the military to set a target for any operation. This will enable those concerned to work hard. Having a target is necessary. Even if that target was not met, the people concerned would have something to work with," Obasanjo added.

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